PARIS (Sputnik) — Paris air traffic controllers will join the ongoing nation-wide protests against labor reforms on Thursday which is expected to result in flight delays and cancellations, according to the statements by local airports and airlines.
Up to 15 percent of flights will be cancelled in Paris Orly airport, delays have been promised in Charles de Gaulle Airport. Ryanair airlines canceled 70 Thursday flights to and from France, reminding that this strike will become the fifth in the period of two months.
"Ryanair sincerely apologises for any inconvenience caused by these unjustified ATC [Air Traffic Control] disruptions which are entirely outside of our control," the statement issued by the company reads.
The labor bill has given rise to multiple protests across the country in the past months. Among the reforms proposed by Prime Minister Manuel Valls’ government are highly unpopular attempts to increase daily working hours and simplify firing procedures.
